noun
pleonasm
Pleonasm (noun) means Redundancy in wording.
noun
1
Redundancy in wording.
2
A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλεονάζω (pleonázō, “to be superfluous”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”).
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What is the meaning of pleonasm?
"pleonasm" (noun) means redundancy in wording.
What are the different meanings of pleonasm?
"pleonasm" has 2 main meanings: 1. Redundancy in wording; 2. A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.